San Lucas Camotlán

San Lucas Camotlán
Municipality and town
San Lucas Camotlán Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°57′N 95°43′W
Country	Mexico
State	Oaxaca
Area
• Total	127.58 km^2 (49.26 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	2,524
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

San Lucas Camotlán is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 127.58 km^2. It is part of the Sierra Mixe district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca Region.[1]

Population

As of 2005, the municipality had 518 households with a total population of 2,524 of whom 2,168 spoke an indigenous language. About 90% of the population is engaged in agriculture, and 10% in animal husbandry.[1] The Union of Indigenous Communities of the Isthmus Region, a cooperative founded in 1982, assists in production and distribution of the local products, notably coffee, under a fair trade label.[2]

References

1. "San Lucas Camotlán". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
2. "Union of Indigenous Communities of the Isthmus Region" (PDF). GPIAtlantic. Retrieved 2010-07-18.